
So upon mouse click, accidentally the download was cancelled, because the mouse cursor had not been moved, since I initiated the download. Which would then have the following options: figure 1.4: Category OptionsĪnother thing I encountered, is that my machine had already gone into energy save mode and powered off my screen. So in stead of this, I would like to see the following added to the configuration options: figure 1.3: Category Filter figure 1.2: HP Softpaq Download Manager – Configuration Options So that I can choose to only see “Manageability – Driver Pack”, or Driver’s. figure 1.1: HP Softpaq Download ManagerĪlong the way, using this tool I encountered some things that I think would be a great improvement for an upcoming release.įirstly, the possibility to apply a filter on the categories. Hewlett-Packard features the software download program “HP Softpaq Download Manager”Ī tool from where all related software, drivers, utilities, BIOS’ and more can be downloaded directly from HP. Large hardware vendors like Hewlett-Packard and DELL have great support for drivers and driver packs suitable for enterprise client distribution methods like System Center Configuration Manager or Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.ĭELL features a great webpage on their website, from where all hardware drivers for business and enterprise supported hardware can be downloaded.ĭell Driver CAB files for Enterprise Client OS Deployment

This can be used for ThinkCentre systems, ThinkStation systems and ThinkPad systems. To get the download manager, navigate to the HP manageability website: or directly to Lenovo has a website available for " Microsoft SCCM and MDT Package Index". It appears they are primarily for the current generation of products. The packages can be obtained via SoftPaq Download Manager (SDM) or from the HP support website. HP takes the next step and provides ready-made driver packages for MDT and SCCM for the business models of notebooks, desktops and workstations.
